Lewis County Sirens.com

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ROPE TRICK FAILS AT GREEN HILL

• A 17-year-old student-inmate is facing a possible charge of first-degree attempted escape after an incident in which he took off running and tried to throw a hand-made rope over the fence at Green Hill School. An officer called yesterday to the state juvenile detention facility was told the youth got 400 to 500 yards away from the group he was with before he was apprehended, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• An individual at the 1500 block of Lewis Street in Centralia reported yesterday afternoon someone broke into his coin-operated laundry machines and took the money from them, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An outside security camera was stolen from a business on the 300 block of Lowe Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 1:20 p.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning of the theft of a package delivered to a front porch at the 700 block of North Washington Avenue.

• Chehalis police were called about 6:30 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard after a woman attempted to spend a fake $50 bill at Starbucks inside Safeway. The counterfeit money was left behind and the subject took off in a white Honda Accord, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• An officer was called to the 1400 block of Northwest Airport Road in Chehalis about 3:45 p.m. yesterday after a woman learned the driver’s side window of her vehicle was broken out and her purse stolen.

• Centralia police were called about 3:10 p.m. yesterday about the theft of a battery from a travel trailer at the 700 block of J Street.

• A wallet was taken from a vehicle parked at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 7:40 p.m. on Monday.

DRUGS

• A 32-year-old woman arrested shortly after 9 a.m. yesterday at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia for an outstanding warrant was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Christina A. Leyva, of Lacey, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

• Centralia police yesterday evening decided to refer a case to juvenile prosecutors regarding an allegation of second-degree rape against a 16-year-old boy, according to the Centralia Police Department. The teen is already in custody on an unrelated matter, according to police. Further details were not readily available.

VANDALISM

• A deputy was called over to the Lewis County Jail about 8:20 p.m. yesterday because an inmate had allegedly intentionally broke a sprinkler head. A case against Jeremy J. Miner, 41, will be referred to prosecutors for a charge of malicious mischief, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Miner reportedly told the deputy he broke it because he wanted to inhale the cigarette smoke he thought was emanating from the object, sheriff’s Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The loss is $300.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A Toledo police officer was apparently unhurt when his patrol car sitting in a parking lot facing Front Street at Cowlitz Street was struck by a Toyota Tacoma yesterday afternoon. A deputy called to investigate about 2:50 p.m. determined the 35-year-old Toledo man driving the truck had suffered some sort of medical issue which led to the collision, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The truck sustained minor front end damage and the 2008 Dodge Charger was left with minor damage on the front passenger side headlamp, according to the sheriff’s office. The 35-year-old was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for evaluation, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

• Centralia police reported yesterday they were looking for a white 1991 Honda Civic hatchback which sped away recklessly following an attempted traffic stop at Harrison Avenue and northbound Interstate 5 about 12:30 p.m. on Monday. An officer got its license plate which reads BBR 4040, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, dog bite, hit and run, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 300 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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DEPUTY ASSAULTED

• A 49-year-old Chehalis woman allegedly struck a deputy with her fist after the deputy went to the 300 block of state Route 131 in Randle to remove her from a residence. Brandi L. Weston reportedly did not know the homeowner and was refusing to leave last night. Weston was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault and a case for second-degree trespassing was referred to prosecutors, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

HOMELESS PERSON ASSAULTED

• Chehalis police are investigating after a woman brought a homeless man to the police department on Friday evening so he could report getting assaulted at the playground four days prior.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• A burglary to a garage on the 400 block of Courtland Street was reported on Friday morning in which a battery charger and several hand tools were stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 3:15 p.m. on Saturday to the 500 block of South Market Boulevard after a female saw two individuals inside her vehicle in a parking lot there. An officer subsequently located a 14-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy and arrested them for vehicle prowl and released them to parents, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 300 block of Noel Avenue in Centralia about 7:20 a.m. on Saturday to take a report of the theft of a small safe and contents from a travel trailer.

• A flight bag was reported stolen from a residence at the 100 block of Jalyn Street in Centralia at about 8:45 p.m. on Friday.

• Centralia police took a report on Saturday morning from the 900 block of J Street where someone stole a bicycle from the yard and left another bike behind.

OTHER ARREST

• Riley J. Youckton was pulled over about noon on Saturday at the 1200 block of Southwest Pacific Avenue in Chehalis and arrested for third-degree driving with a suspended license, and then booked into the Lewis County Jail in connection with a Centralia case, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 59-year-old Centralia motorist suffered an elbow injury when she rolled her vehicle at the 2400 block of Little Hanaford Road on Friday. A deputy called about the single-vehicle collision just before 3 p.m. noted the driver was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital and cited her for wheels off the roadway, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 1995 Kia Sportage was totaled.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, trespassing, third-degree theft, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 368 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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VICTIM CLUBBED IN HEAD

• A 29-year-old man was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital yesterday evening after he was assaulted with a wooden club at the 600 block of South Washington Avenue in Centralia. Officers called just before 6 p.m. learned there had been a disagreement between the victim and a 26-year-old acquaintance, according to the Centralia Police Department. The victim had been struck in the head, according to police. The investigation is ongoing.

TOOLS, EQUIPMENT STOLEN

• A Centralia area resident contacted the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office yesterday to report the discovery of a burglary to a building on the 100 block of Joppish Road in which an air compressor, a skill saw, an angle grinder, a sawzall and a guitar were missing. The owner checked his game cam and realized it happened between 11:40 a.m. and 6:07 p.m. on Jan. 17, according to the sheriff’s office. There is a person of interest, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

AUTO THEFT

• A blue 1994 four-door Honda Accord was stolen from where it was parked at Centralia High School on the 800 block of Eshom Road in Centralia sometime between 7:50 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It has a license plate reading AYR 1922, according to the sheriff’s office. The owner had let her brother use it and the loss is estimated at $2,000, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

LOCKER PILFERING

• Chehalis police took a report yesterday afternoon of the theft of a men’s Bulova wristwatch from a locker at W.F. West High School. It has a black face and a silver link-style band, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

PHONE STOLEN

• An individual who accidentally left a Trac phone in the restroom at a store on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis called police at 11:20 p.m. yesterday after tracking it to an area in Chehalis.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Police were called just before 4 p.m. yesterday to the 1600 block of Harrison Avenue to take a report of fuel siphoned from a vehicle.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called over to Green Hill School just after 9 a.m. yesterday where a smoking device and green vegetable matter were found in the possession of a student-inmate. The items were collected and police are awaiting the results of lab testing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• An unknown suspect broke the windshield on a parked vehicle at the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police at 2:50 p.m. yesterday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, suspicious circumstances … and more among 143 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.